I have a Toshiba Satellite L500D-00X when I start up my computer the screen says windows is loading files then the startup repair menu comes on and says “windows cannot repair this computer automatically” it then gives me two options “send information about problem (recommended)” or “Don’t send” both do nothing I click finish and it shuts down the computer. What can I do, I restarted it in safe mode but anything I select in there restarts my computer and I go back to square 1.
I’m afraid your Windows OS is corrupted and has to be reinstalled from scratch.
You can reinstall OS from a set of recovery disc or if your laptop has a hidden recovery partition, just run recovery from that partition.
On some newer Toshiba laptops you can boot from the recovery partition if you follow these steps:
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The left control button (just below the touchpad) on my Toshiba M110 Satellite laptop appears to be broken. Do I need to replace the complete top part of the laptop or can I replace just the left button please?
Unfortunately, the touch pad buttons are part of the top cover.
If one of the buttons (usually left one) gets broken, the entire top cover assembly has to be replaced.
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When the AC adapter is plugged and I press the power button it came on for a few seconds and shut off. I tried something different, I took the battery out and plugged the AC Adapter but this time it didn’t even come on. Do you think its the AC adapter or something is wrong with the laptop.
I think your AC adapter is bad.
The laptop turns on for a few seconds with the battery connected because the battery still has some charge left but not enough to start the laptop.
The laptop will not turn on at all when the battery is removed because your AC adapter is bad.
You can test your AC adapter with a voltmeter. If there is no power coming out, replace the AC adapter.
My HP 520 laptop battery discharges even though it is connected to the DC power and another thing the battery starts charging if i shut down the laptop. Please give me the solution.
I think this problem is related to the DC jack failure. In HP 520 laptop the DC jack soldered directly to the motherboard. Overtime, if you plug/unplug AC adapter a lot, connection between the DC jack and motherboard breaks and it stops charging the battery.
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I accidentally spilled a little soda on my Dell Studio XPS 1640 laptop. The keyboard still works but some keys are sticky. I would like to replace the keyboard myself but it looks like this model is different than any other laptop I worked on.
Can you help me to replace the keyboard?
You are correct. Your Dell Studio XPS 16 laptop built a little different than most other laptops.
In order to remove and replace the keyboard, you’ll have to remove the palm rest assembly first.
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How can I replace a broken screen in an HP Pavilion dv8 notebook? This is a brand new notebook but I accidentally dropped it from the desk and broke the screen. HP doesn’t cover this under warranty, so I have to figure out how to replace the screen myself. Is it possible?
Yes it’s possible to replace the broken scree but not easy.
Here’s official service manual for HP Pavilion dv8 series notebooks. It’s a 3.3MB pdf file. You’ll find disassembly instructions in there.
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Mine is Toshiba Satellite u300-11v. I have it for the past 2 years. I never carried it anywhere. It is making huge grinding noise when starting it for the first time, now a days it is making noise even when starting it from hibernation. I don’t know exactly weather fan or hard drive makes noise. However i suspect the sound from the left side of the laptop. Please advice.
It’s easy to find out if the grinding noise comes from the hard drive or fan.
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I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ series laptop. The video stopped working but it didn’t fail in one day, it failed gradually. The laptop was working fine for the first 14 months. One day I turned it on and the screen had some strange characters all over. I restarted the laptop right away and after that the video worked fine for a few days. Later I got same characters on the screen again but this time I couldn’t get rid of them. Finally, today my laptop video failed completely. There is no video when I turn it on. The bad thing is the laptop is not covered by the warranty anymore. Is it expensive to fix it?
This might be a known NVIDIA graphics chip failure issue. Sony knows about this problem and you have a chance to fix your laptop at no charge. This offer from Sony is valid for 4 years since the purchase date, click here for more details.
Problem description:
Distorted video, random characters or blank screen issues due to failure of the NVIDIA graphics chip.
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My screen on my HP Pavilion dv6-1259dx is broken (hit with a pillow, and has funny lines all over it) How do I change the screen on my own. I cannot find any screws for the top where the screen is, like all the sites say to find?
Your Pavilion dv6 laptop should have eight screw covers on the front bezel.
Remove those eight covers and remove all eight screws hidden under those covers.
After that you remove the bezel and access the screen.
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I have an Acer aspire 9500 laptop and my power button doesn’t work. At first I had to press it 2-3 times at different angles and it worked. Yesterday I tried about 500 times and I didn’t manage to power up my laptop. I took the plastic covering off and pressed the tiny button on the green plate but still nothing! Can anybody help me?
In an Acer Aspire 9500 the power button is located on the power button board.
If the power button stopped working, you’ll have to replace the entire power button board. I believe the part number for this board is 435906BOL11. Google the part number and you’ll find it.
Remove the plastic cover, disconnect the power button board from the motherboard and replace it with a new one.
